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23:59 23/03/2010

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Russian, Ukrainian prime ministers to meet in Moscow March 25
20:47 23/03/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Mykola Azarov in Moscow on March 25, Putin's press secretary said on Tuesday.
Russian 'Silicon Valley' to be self-sufficient in 5-7 years - Vekselberg
19:44 23/03/2010
Russian billionaire oligarch Viktor Vekselberg in charge of coordinating the project of Skolkovo's high-tech research and production hub believes the new research center will become self-sufficient in 5-7 years.
Corruption, undemocratic institutions holding Russia back
18:21 23/03/2010
Underdevelopment of basic democratic institutions and corruption are prohibiting the growth of civil society in Russia, the Russian presidential human rights council chief said on Tuesday.
Putin pledges to double state support for small, medium business
17:33 23/03/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday unveiled a new package of anti-crisis measures aimed at doubling state support for small and medium business to 23 billion rubles ($780 million) in 2010.
Russia's Olympic Committee accepts Olympic chief resignation
17:00 23/03/2010
Russia's Olympic Committee on Tuesday accepted the resignation of its head Leonid Tyagachev over the country's poor showing at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Billionaire oligarch put in charge of Russia's equivalent to Silicon Valley
16:48 23/03/2010
Russian business tycoon Viktor Vekselberg will coordinate a project to build a high-tech research and production hub, similar to the Silicon Valley in California, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.
Stalin images will not be present at victory celebrations
16:17 23/03/2010
Images of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin will not be used in street decorations at celebrations of Russia's victory over Nazi Germany in Moscow on May 9, a source in the organizing committee led by President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.
TNK-BP to sell Kovykta gas field for $700-900 mln
16:15 23/03/2010
TNK-BP is planning to sell its stake in a huge Siberian gas field to state-run Rosneft for $700-900 million by the end of 2010, a Russian TNK-BP shareholder said on Tuesday.
Russia to start innovation drive with transition to 'energy-saving' bulbs
14:50 23/03/2010
As Russia seeks to rid itself of its dependence on raw material exports and usher in innovations, the presidential commission for modernization has proposed an all-out transition to energy-saving bulbs, a business daily reported on Tuesday.
Abkhazian president to discus defense projects in Moscow
14:44 23/03/2010
Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh will start a week-long visit to Russia on Tuesday, the president's spokesman said.
Yanukovych needs support at home for gas consortium with Russia
14:02 23/03/2010
Ukraine's new leader Viktor Yanukovych will have to work hard to sell the idea of a gas consortium with Russia according to a poll published on the Ukrainian government's website on Tuesday.
ISS orbit to be raised by 1.7 km - Mission Control
14:00 23/03/2010
The orbital altitude of the International Space Station (ISS) will be boosted by 1.7 kilometers (about a mile) on March 24, a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control said on Tuesday.
Russian Interior Ministry student detained after shooting
13:03 23/03/2010
One of the detained after the shooting at a police post in Moscow on Monday was a fifth-year student at the Interior Ministry Academy of Economic Security, the investigative committee has revealed.
FACTBOX: Escapes from Moscow's Butyrka prison
12:51 23/03/2010
A 26-year-old Belarusian man escaped from Moscow's Butyrka prison on Monday. Officials were at a loss as to how he managed to make his way to freedom.
Inmate escapes from Moscow prison
11:42 23/03/2010
Russian prison officers are still baffled as to how an inmate could have climbed over the outer wall of one of Moscow's largest and oldest pre-trial detention facilities.
Putin sacks deputy regional development minister over building costs
11:01 23/03/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin approved on Tuesday the dismissal of Deputy Regional Development Minister Sergei Kruglik for failing to cut construction costs, a government statement said.
Russia says no arms reduction deal without missile defense clause
10:30 23/03/2010
Russia insists on the inclusion of U.S. missile defenses in Europe in a new strategic arms reduction treaty between the two countries in order to ensure nuclear parity, Russia's top military commander said.
Four Moscow youths detained after opening fire at police post
08:41 23/03/2010
Four young people, including a female student, were detained in northeast Moscow early on Monday after shooting at a police post, a police source told RIA Novosti.
Russian defense minister arrives in Vietnam for military talks
04:43 23/03/2010
Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov will discuss military cooperation with the Vietnamese authorities during his visit to the south-east Asian state on Tuesday.

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